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Meaning of understanding

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  understanding
      adj 1: characterized by understanding based on comprehension and
             discernment and empathy; "an understanding friend"
      n 1: the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has
           virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
           [syn: {understanding}, {apprehension}, {discernment},
           {savvy}]
      2: the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises;
         "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each
         other's business"; "there was an understanding between
         management and the workers" [syn: {agreement},
         {understanding}]
      3: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an
         opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I
         knew I could count on his understanding" [syn: {sympathy},
         {understanding}]
      4: the capacity for rational thought or inference or
         discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason
         and capable of distinguishing good from evil" [syn: {reason},
         {understanding}, {intellect}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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